Qiao Family Courtyard

Datong Spring Festival Gala, a feast of folk culture 🗓As the Spring Festival approaches, the ancient city of Datong is filled with joy, A unique Spring Festival cultural event is being passionately staged! The intangible cultural heritage performances are wonderful, Dragon and lion dances, Jin opera high-pitched performances are extraordinarily lively, Immersing citizens and tourists in the rich traditional New Year atmosphere. Come to Datong for the Spring Festival, ➡Experience a cultural feast that spans a thousand years, Share the beautiful time of reunion, joy, and harmony! ✅Datong Ancient City Lantern Festival The place is full of New Year's flavor, the prosperous fire, the real ancient city wall, various lanterns are hung high, 🏮The colorful lights and the ancient temples⛩ complement each other, the lights are overflowing, Datong is different every year, you must come here to feel the New Year, and there are various 🆓 performances ✅Xinzhou Ancient City Iron Flower The iron flower💥 is a feature of Shanxi, super shocking! When the stars dim, the sound like drumming sounds like a galloping horse, the iron flower explodes in an instant to light up the starry sky, dazzling. ✅Pingyao Ancient City Guessing Lantern Riddles and Paper Cutting Shanxi landmark, stay for one night. Everything to eat and drink is available, experience the extreme guessing lantern riddles, cutting window flowers, eating hot pots, let you feel a different New Year's joy~ ✅Taiyuan Jin Flavor New Year's Eve Dinner On New Year's Eve, have a table full of Jin flavor New Year's Eve dinner, and count down with everyone🎉, the New Year's atmosphere is super strong~ ✅Qiao Family Courtyard Ancient Costume Welcome Ancient costume experience, cross the brilliant life of the young lady of Qiao's Grand Courtyard Must-eat delicacies: Datong Rabbit Head: The color is rosy, the aroma is fragrant, and the taste is spicy Knife-cut noodles: Named for "knife-cut", the noodles are medium-thick and thin, with clear edges and corners, shaped like willow leaves, and chewy Yomi Noodles: Made from yomi, the production is exquisite, it is chewy to eat, and it is high in nutritional value Hunyuan Cold Noodles: "The best in Beiyue", it is "slippery" in your hand, and "cool" in your mouth Pingding Braised Pork: The perennial "protagonist" on the New Year's Eve dinner, a "artifact" for meals Sweet and Sour Meatballs: Sour and sweet are especially good for meals, you will like it once you eat it Shuozhou Oil Fruit: Soft and sweet, you must eat it when you have a happy event Dingxiang Steamed Meat: After eating Dingxiang steamed meat, the new year must be prosperous Linxian Big Stew: The color is tempting, the side dishes are harmonious, the pork is fragrant, and the noodles are smooth Brain: In the food world, it is the existence of bean juice Historical sites: Pingyao Ancient City Yingxun Gate. Ming-Qing Ying County Jingtusi Daxiong Hall Caisson. Jin Ying County Fogong Temple Shijia Pagoda. Liao Datong Huayan Temple Daxiong Hall. Jin Taigu Cao Family Courtyard. Ming-Qing Pingyao Zhenguo Temple Wanfo Hall. Five Dynasties Taigu Drum Tower. Ming-Qing Guangling Shengquan Temple. Qing Lingqiu Jueshan Temple Tower. Liao Guangling Water God Hall. Ming and Qing Taigu Jingxin Temple Stage. Qing Jiexiu Chenghuang Temple. Ming-Qing Jiexiu Xian Shen Building. Ming-Qing Datong City Wall Hunyuan Yongan Temple. Yuan Shuozhou Chongfu Temple Amitabha Hall. Jin Lingshi Wang Family Courtyard. Qing Guangwu Great Wall. Ming

🏮 Jinzhong not only has a rich historical heritage, but also has intoxicating natural scenery! Visit Pingyao Ancient City and feel the prosperity of ancient commerce; stroll around Qiao's Grand Courtyard and appreciate the style of Jin merchants! 🏰 🍲 Of course, the food in Jinzhong is not to be missed! Taste Jinzhong's special snacks to satisfy your taste buds! 🍜 From knife-cut noodles to oil cakes, every dish can make you savor endlessly! 🌳 The natural scenery of Jinzhong is even more unforgettable! Climb Mount Wutai and feel the majesty of nature; stroll in Jinzhong Botanical Garden and have an intimate contact with nature! 🌿 🎨 Jinzhong also has a strong artistic atmosphere! Visit Jinzhong Museum and appreciate the charm of ancient art; enjoy Jin drama and feel the unique charm of traditional opera! 🎭 🛏️ Whether you are a history lover or a pursuer of natural scenery, Jinzhong can meet your needs! Come to Jinzhong and start your discovery journey! 🏉

The Qiao Family Courtyard is the ancestral home of the legendary Jin merchant Qiao Zhiyong. It includes several areas such as the ancestral hall, the central hall, Courtyard No.1, Courtyard No.2, and Courtyard No.3, each with its unique architectural and sculptural art, showcasing the ancient cultural connotations of China. It is also the best place to study the architectural, art, and folk history of the Qing Dynasty. Throughout the Qiao Family Courtyard, all the wood carvings, stone carvings, and brick carvings are exquisitely crafted and worth savoring in detail. 🌟 Highlights: Founded in 1756, the entire complex is shaped like the character '喜', covering an area of 4,175 square meters. The three treasures of the Qiao family → the character '福' + the picture of 'a hundred longevities'/the rhinoceros looking at the moon mirror/two nine-dragon lamps, you can't finish visiting in one day.

✅ About Qiao's ~ 🏮 Qiao Family Courtyard is a representative work of Shanxi residential architecture🏠, a complex that offers a profound experience🍃, not something every old house can achieve, but this place does. The current Qiao Family Courtyard consists of 'four halls and one garden'🗺️, named after the Qiao family, a prominent merchant family from the Ming and Qing dynasties, known both domestically and internationally. The scenic area covers a total area of 24,065 square meters, with 18 large courtyards, 41 small courtyards, and a total of 731 rooms. The main architectural complex, 'Zhongtang' courtyard, occupies an area of 10,642 square meters, with a building area of 4,175 square meters, comprising 6 large courtyards, 20 small courtyards, and 313 rooms. It is a fully enclosed castle-style building🏰, and also the main part of the Qiao Family Courtyard that visitors explore. ✅ Basic Information ~ Tickets🎫: Adults 115r💰, half-price 58r💰 (free admission for Shanxi residents before December 30) Time⌚: 08:30-17:00 (2 hours is enough for a visit) Guidance🎙️: 120r💰 (interpretation services available at the visitor center🎙️) Location📍: Qiaojia Fort Village, Dongguan Town, Qixian, Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province Transport🚗: It is recommended to drive yourself or join a one-day tour group, as it is very close to the downtown area of Taiyuan, about a 40-50 minute drive. ✅ Travel Tips ~ 1⃣️ Qiao Family Courtyard is quite large, with many steps and thresholds within the scenic area, so there is a lot of walking👣. It is recommended to wear comfortable sports shoes👟. 2⃣️ 'Zhongtang' is the main building, and the visiting route can follow the sequence of Courtyard No.1 (old courtyard) → Courtyard No.2 → Courtyard No.3 → Courtyard No.5 (the most beautiful courtyard) → Courtyard No.6 (garden🖼️) → Treasure Hall, without backtracking. 3⃣️ It is advised to hire an interpreter👩🏻‍🏫 or bring a tour guide, otherwise, all you will see are courtyards🏘️. What needs to be understood here is the history of the Qiao family's rise to wealth and their business philosophy. 💟 Key Spots to Visit ~ ❇️ Three Treasures of the Qiao Family: the ball for ten thousand people, the Nine Dragons Palace Lantern🏮, and the Rhino Looking at the Moon Mirror🪞 ❇️ Two Plaques, Two Couplets, One Picture: Two Plaques: Blessing Seed of Langhuan, Ancient Style Two Couplets: Damaging others' desires to restore natural justice, Accumulating morality to be capable of literature Descendants noble and great, siblings harmonious and prosperous One Picture: Hundred Longevity Picture🗺️ (a hundred different forms of the character for longevity)

Day1: Shanghai-Taiyuan Shanxi Museum, Coal Museum, Bell Tower Street, Food Street Recommendation: Gold Silk Beef Pie, God Fried Chicken. Stay in Taiyuan Day2: Jinci Museum, Taiyuan Ancient County. Stay in Taiyuan Day3: Yanmenguan, Yungang Grottoes. Stay in Datong Recommendation: Purple Mud 369 Coarse Grain Record (The waitress is very enthusiastic, every dish we ordered is very generous and super delicious) Day4: Huayan Temple, Nine Dragon Wall, Datong Ancient City Wall, Ying County Wooden Tower, Hanging Temple, Wutai Mountain East Terrace. Stay in Wutai Mountain (Wutai Mountain East Terrace climbed half, saw the sunset, and there are many cows! The scenery is too beautiful! Be sure to rent a military coat, because it's really cold in the evening) Day5: Wutai Mountain Shuxiang Temple-Wuye Temple-Tayuan Temple-Xiantong Temple-Bodhisattva Top-Dailuo Top, watch 'See Pingyao Again'. Stay in Pingyao Ancient City ('See Pingyao Again' is really amazing! So good-looking! The immersive experience completely immerses people in the plot) Recommendation: Vegetarian Dicos Day6: Pingyao Ancient City, Qiao's Grand Courtyard, return to Taiyuan at night Recommendation: Tianyuan Kui (The boss is too enthusiastic, poured a lot of vinegar for us to taste, I like the concubine vinegar, gold vinegar and persimmon vinegar the most), Mr. Liang (The refrigerator stickers are so good-looking! Vinegar ice cream is very exciting) If you have time, you can also take some photos. Day7: Jin Merchant Museum, Double Tower Temple, return to Shanghai at night There are several Chinese-style afternoon teas in the Jin Merchant Museum, all of which are very delicate. Shanxi is definitely an underestimated treasure place. The people in Shanxi we met this week are really very hospitable and enthusiastic. Using Dong Yuhui's words, 'Time seems to favor this land of Shanxi, so it leaves many traces of its past here.' Only by coming here in person can you feel its unique charm. Because each place is far apart, it is recommended to charter a car to go!